The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-19
LETTER FROM THE EAST.
BosroN, MASS, May 8, 1887.

the sun raises his glowing disc
above the silver rim Of Massachu-
sets Bay, the first object to catch
and reflect the rays, is the gilded
dome of the Capitol which crowns
the city of Boston, the metropolis
of New England, the Athens of
America.
Directly connected, as it is. with
every section of the United States
by a splendid system Of railroads,
blessed with one of the finest har-
bors in the world, provided with
the highest educational institu-
tions mat wealth. and talent can
afford, nothing can be predicted
for Boston but q continual growth
in population and prosperity.
But, however free she might be
from pediment that might initiate
against her physical advancement,
Boston has her full share of every
form of vice and corruption that
could stagnate the moral atmos-
phere of any city. 1t has not been
long since I heard one of the most
distinguished divines say that Bos-
ton is the garbage pail of all New
England, and that if it was not for
the churches in the city, he would
not trust his hand valise within its
limits. A rather hard remark to
make concerning the "Puritan CT
ty,o founded by those noble people
whose names were so firmly frozen
into the tablet of fame by that cold
December day that witnessed their
landing upon Plymouth Rock.
Nevertheless, it is true, whenever
a yankee gets so mean that the
people in the country will no long
|er tolerate him, he takes a "bee
lime" for Boston, and is there re-
ceived with open arms by those
who are in league with the devil,
to fill up his majesty's ranks
However, the good people of the
city are waging a glorious warfare
against these evil influences and it
is being attended with great sue
cess.
Free missions are established all
through the city, and placed under
the care of Christian workers, who
gather into those missions the un-
fortunate men, women and chill
dren who have been allured from
the paths of virtue and sobriety.-
They are reformed and educated,
and then sent forth to persuade
others to forsake their evil ways
One of these missions, during the
past year, reformed over one hun
bred women who had become ha-
bitual drunkards.
The society of Boston, like that
of every large city, is composed of
every grade, ranging from that
which revels in the luxuriant man.
sions that embellish Common
wealth Avenue down to that which
inhabits the dark cellars and dis
NAL garrets of North Boston.
No one need apply for admis-
sion to the society of Common
wealth Avenue unless he is worth
a million or can trace his ancestry
back to some passenger of the
Mayhower or to some member of
the Boston Tea party or, unless
some politician of that section is
running for Office, then of course
the common people are invited to
attend a reception before the cleo
ton. The common people can vote,
you know.
One of the most interesting, or
rather disgusting features of fash
ionable society here, is the poodle
dog craze among the women
Many a loving mother hires a
nurse, into whose hands she places
the tender care of her little babe,
and then she will lavish her moth
erly affection and caresses upon
one of the ugliest Russian poodles
that ever inhabited the face of the
earth. She will hang over it in an
abandonment of alteration, with
endearing phrases upon her lips;
she holds them lovingly in her be-
jeweled hands, and lets them roam
at will over her Partisan gown
she will feed him on the daintiest
food and he always gets his daily
bath she will dress him with all
sorts of fancy ribbons, and when
she goes out to walk she straps a
nice little handle on his back, by
which to lift him over wet places
and thus keep his dear little feet
from getting damp. Why, even in
cultured Boston, the difference in
the tvists in. two pugs' tails has
been known to separate families
This is surely disgraceful upon the
part of a mother, but an old maid
of Massachusetts, is to be excused,
when we remember hat there are
10000 more women in the State
than men.
A stranger who visits Common
wealth Avenue will have his atten-
ton attracted by the splendid sta
tue of William Lloyd Garrison,
and his mind will Immediately re-
vert to the time when the aristo-
Gratis of the city dragged him
through the streets with a rope
around his neck, intending to hang
him for advocating abolitionism.-
Now they have moulded his like
ness in imperishable bronze and
placed it in the most aristocratic
part of the city, and carved upon
its pedestal his memorable words
81 am in earnest; 1 will not equiv
| will not excuse; 1 will
not retreat a single inch, and 1 will
be heard"
A journey to the capital of the
Old Bay State would not be COM
piete without visiting the places
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